Love and Destiny Prologue (PG13) by Sailor Draco
Sailor_Draco@hotmail.com
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I do not own Sailor Moon or any of Naoko Takeuchi's characters. I am
making no money for this story so I am not taking any away from Naoko
Takeuchi or anyone else, so please be civilized and don't sue me.
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It was a cool summer's afternoon. This was a time before the Sailor
Scouts were born, before Queen Serenity had a daughter. This is a time
when Queen Serenity was a young princess herself. She was fifteen,
the perfect age for marriage.
Today two young Prince's that she grew up with were coming to the moon
kingdom. They were all friends and both of the prince's loved the young
Serenity. However she only loved one of them.
"Serenity, Prince Soltar and Prince Aethus are here," said a
loyal servant.
"Thank you, tell them I'll be right there," said Serenity.
Now Soltar was a sun bleached blonde headed prince with green eyes.
He was tall, taller than Serenity. He was the Prince of the Sun.
You see the sun is kinda like a planet, except it gives off a blinding
light that shines through the entire galaxy. Aethus was from the Earth.
He had slick black hair, and brilliant brown eyes. He too was tall,
and intelligent, though he does tend to hold grudges and likes battle
and war. They both loved her, but only one would be chosen.
"Hello Princess, how is your day?" Asked Aethus.
"Hello Aethus. I'm doing fine, thank you," replied Serenity as Aethus
kissed her hand.
"Hello my dear Princess," said Soltar. "It's been a while, how I've
missed you. Your beauty could outshine even the sun."
"Thank you," Serenity said, blushing as Soltar kissed her hand.
"You are two kind."
"He is right my lady," Said Aethus. "You are more beautiful than all
the roses on Earth."
Serenity blushed again. "Thank you Aethus, you both are too kind."
Suddenly Serenity's father and mother came in.
"Hello Father. Hello Mother," said Serenity.
"Hello your majesty's," said both Princess's bowing slightly.
Today was the day Serenity's parents came to the decision on who she
would marry.
"I am glad both of you came," said Cresenta, Serenity's Mother. "As
you know we have made our decision." Serenity was hoping and praying
it would be Soltar, as did he. They had both fallen madly in love with
each other. Aethus also loved Serenity dearly, but she did not return
his love. "Now both of you young gentlemen are both kind and warm
hearted, but as you know we can only choose one. We hope the one of
you not chosen will understand," said Aries, Serenity's father.
Serenity's father was a Martian, born on Mars; wich is why Rei and
Serena are close, because Serena has Martian blood in her.
"I surely understand your majesty's, and I trust your decision." said
Soltar.
"Yes, I too understand," Said Aethus, and to Soltar he whispered,
"May the best man win."
"Soltar you will marry our daughter Serenity," said Cresenta.
A smile filled Serenity's face, Soltar ran up to her, picked her up and
spun her in the air. Her sweeping, glimmering white dress glistened in
the sun light. They kissed passionately under the brilliant sunlight.
Aethus cursed under his breathe, he was sure he would be the better man.
"We are sorry Aethus. You are a good man, I hope you find your true
love someday," said Aries.
"Yes... I understand," said Aethus. "Now if you'll excuse me I really
must get back to the Earth... royal business to attend to."
"Of course, we understand," said Cresenta. "You are always welcome
back anytime."
"Thank you your majesty's," said Aethus. As he walked out of the
palace Aethus silently swore that he would get revenge on Soltar ...
and Serenity.
Many years went by. Over that time Serenity's parents have died,
she and Soltar came to the throne. Together they had a daughter,
which they named after Serenity. Their daughter became known as
Princess Serenity so as not to be confused with Queen Serenity.
Sometimes she would go by a nickname her father gave her, Usagi.
Aethus had also married and gained the throne to Earth. His wife's
name was Ellanous. She had beautiful, long, sweeping brown hair, and
the most beautiful blue eyes. Eyes as beautiful as the ocean. She was
only a few years younger than Aethus, and she also held grudges. She too
hated Queen Serenity and King Soltar, for when she was young she had
loved Soltar and had hoped to marry him. They were the perfect match.
Together she and Aethus had a son named Endymion. Together they had
hatched a plan. The best way to get even was to take away what Soltar
and Serenity loved the most, their daughter.
Serena was three when her father and herself took a trip to the Earth.
Soltar took her to see the magnificent blue ocean, and to pay a visit to
his old friend Aethus. Serena just fell in love with the Earth and it's
magnificent oceans and roses. They were now in the Earth's court. The
whole palace was decorated in black and red, the king and queen's favorite
colors. They had a wonderful rose garden and fountains. The whole
palace had roses everywhere, they were the royal symbol, a red violet rose.
"Welcome old friend," greeted Aethus.
"Hello Aethus, how are things?" asked Soltar.
"Fine," said Aethus. "I would like you to meet my wife Ellanous and
our son Endymion." Endymion was seven, and he had his fathers sleek black
hair and his mother's deep blue eyes.
"Hello Ellanous," said Soltar.
"Hello Soltar, welcome to our kingdom," said Ellanous.
"Thank you. Aethus I would like you to meet Serenity's and my daughter.
Serenity, or Usagi, her nick name. She's three," said Soltar.
"She looks just like her mother," said Aethus.
Indeed she did. She had her mothers hair style, grace and beauty, her
father's eyes and integrity.
"Does she like roses? We have a lovely rose garden just outside,"
said Aethus.
"Indeed she does, very much, especially the red and the white ones,"
said Soltar.
"Endymion why don't you show the young moon princess our lovely
gardens," Said Aethus. "If it's all right with you Soltar." Soltar
loved his daughter dearly, more than anything else in the world.
"Oh Please father, may I?" begged Serena.
Soltar hesitated before he answered, seeing the pleading in her eyes.
"All right, but be careful little princess."
"Yes father," said Usagi as she gave her father a hug.
Endymion quickly lead Usagi out into the gardens, while their parents
talked.
"So Soltar how goes it on the moon?" asked Aethus.
"Just fine. Serenity is starting to form an alliance with the rest
of the planets," said Soltar. "That's why she could not join me and Usagi.
If all goes well we will be living in a golden age."
Ellanous hated the thought of this. If this happened it would be harder
for her and Aethus to take over and rule the Universe. Something had to
be done to be sure the golden millennium would not yet come upon them.
"Mars has already joined, so has Mercury. That's why I am here, to see
if the Earth would like to join the Alliance," began Soltar but he was
cut off by a deadly scream.
"AHHHHHH! DADDY HELP!" screamed the young moon princess.
"SERENITY!" shouted Soltar as he ran out of the dark court room and
into the gardens.
"AHHHH!" she screamed yet again.
"I'm coming angel! Where are you?" shouted Soltar looking around the
garden. There were tons of rosebushes, and a huge maze which even he
could not see over.
"IN THE MAZE!" shouted Serena.
"Oh No!" said Soltar as he ran into the maze.
He could still hear his daughters screams through the hedges. Panic
filled him, he couldn't, no wouldn't, loose his beloved daughter.
Sweat streaking down his forehead, his lungs burning, gasping for air.
He finally made it to the center of the maze. Serena was bleeding, a bad
head wound.
"LIL' SERENITY!" cried Soltar.
Usagi was crying, "Daddy!"
Soltar looked past Usagi and saw a seven foot, six headed Hydra!
Endymion was no where in site, for he knew he had done his part in his
fathers plans, for now. Soltar steeped in front of his daughter,
separating her from the Hydra.
"Stay back Usagi," said Soltar.
Soltar leaped and cut off some of the hydra's heads, twice as many grew
back. Three of the now nine heads lunged out at Soltar, he tried to jump
out of the way but one of them bit hard into his leg.
"DADDY!" shriked Usagi.
"Stay back Serenity!" shouted Soltar, wincing with pain.
Usagi knew that when her father used her true name that he really
meant it. He called upon his sun planetary power. "SOLAR BEAM BLAZE!"
Beams of the suns solar rays as bright as the sun came out of the
Soltar's hand, and blazed at the hydra. It took off a leg and all the
heads. Unfortunately all the heads once again grew back twice as many,
now eighteen heads! "No!" shouted Soltar. "Go back to hell you damn beast,
back to where you came from!" The hydra leaped on top of Soltar, the
heads tearing at his flesh. He screamed out in pain, the thing weighed
a ton! Not to mention it's claws! He had lost his sword, but he still
had his dagger. He slashed and stabbed the monsters chest, trying to hit
the demons heart, if it even had a heart. The heads were tearing him
apart, he couldn't move his legs anymore. He knew he would be doomed,
but he couldn't let anything happen to his daughter, she meant the world
to him.
"NO DADDY!" screamed Usagi as a couple of the Hydra heads lunged at him
again.
"Stay back Angel!" Soltar managed to say. "I love you and your mother,
never forget that!"
"No Daddy! Please don't die!" screamed Usagi.
"Stay back!" shouted Usagi.
He knew he was doomed, so he went ahead and used an attack that could
backfire, he knew he was dead no matter what he did. "SOLAR FIRE RAGE!"
Shouted Soltar, fire shouted from his dagger and hit the hydra straight
in the chest. The Hydra screamed out in pure horror. Endymion watched
the whole thing. He couldn't believe his father was going to let this
young and innocent girl die. He knew and understood why the moon kind
had to die, but why the moon princess? 'She's so beautiful and innocent.
How can she be evil?' he thought to himself. Suddenly one of the hydras
flaming heads snapped at the young Serenity, he heard her father scream
no. He couldn't take it, he didn't care what his father would do to
him later. He jumped over the rose bush from which he was watching behind
and grabbed Princess Serenity away from the flaming heads, before they
could strike again. He held onto her, tried to comfort her while she
screamed for her father.
Ellanous saw the flaming hydra and her son. Soltar was now dead,
practically drained of his blood, his body torn and burning. Ellanous
jumped in front of the flaming hydra as it got off the dead moon king
and headed towards the Prince and Princess. She knew something had gone
wrong, knew this wasn't part of the plan. She had no weapons or powers
to protect herself, but that didn't matter to her. All that mattered was
saving her only son. "RUN ENDYMION!" she screamed as the hydra charged
at her, its flaming heads biting, claws scratching. She screamed in
pain as the hydra tore her body apart, her blood oozing on to the ground.
"NO MOTHER!" shouted Endymion, but he knew he was too late, knew she was
dead. A tear slid down his cheek as he clenched his eyes shut. The young
princess's head was still bleeding badly. Soon she fainted, they hydra
eventually burnt to a crisp. The young prince walked away from the
princess and too his mothers side. He knew she loved him dearly for she
had just willingly gave up her life to save him. He looked down at the
unconscious moon princess and swore someday he would get revenge on her.
For if he hadn't saved her his mother would still be alive.
Aethus ran over to the scene, thinking his plan had worked by now
and that both Soltar and Princess Serenity would be dead, however he
never expected what awaited him. He was shocked, a look of pure horror
on his face. His wife lay dead on the garden floor, his son kneeling
beside her. Her body torn up badly, a puddle of dark velvet blood lay
beneath her. He ran over to her side, refusing to believe it at first.
"No," he said as it finally sunk in, tears streaming down his face.
"Foolish woman," he whispered with sorrow and grief. He took her in
his arms as he stood up, her black hair hung limp in the air, her once
beautiful blue eyes now a pale blue, a mere glimmer of what they once were,
her once fair complexion slowly turning to a deathly pale. He started to
walk back in the palace with his son at his side. He placed her body on
a black marble death bed. "Please forgive me my love," he whispered. He
never even questioned Endymion on what happened, not even once in his
whole life. After giving her one last kiss he walked back into the garden
to fetch the unconscious moon brat and send her home with the news. He now
had a new plan, a plan that would take revenge on the entire moon kingdom
itself. When he got there the guards were just finishing putting out
the blazing fire on Soltars' now dead body, a servant woman was attending
the young princess's wounds. He was startled to see growing in the
puddle of blood where his beloved wife had died a rose bush had begun
to grow at abnormal speed. So far one blossom lay on its thorny bush,
a violet red, nearly black, his wifes favorite. It was then that both
he and his son swore to kill the entire moon family and put a end once
and for all to the cursed moon kingdom.
Both queen Serenity and her daughter were devastated, as was the whole
kingdom and galaxy. Soltar was well known and well loved. All the
planets grieved his death, all except Earth who were busy grieving the
death of their formal queen. Indeed alliances were formed with all the
planets, but it was not known as the golden millennium. It was still a
sad time because of the death of the two loved leaders. It was known
instead as the Silver Millennium. The years passed on, Queen Serenity
raised her daughter to follow in her footsteps. Endymion had indeed
tricked the princess and her mother into thinking he loved her. The
young prince was eighteen, the moon princess fourteen. It was time for
the princess to marry. Prince Endymion of course was courting her. There
was also another prince who the princess had grown up with, who truly loved
the princess. He was from one of the sun's moon's, which is hidden in the
rays of the sun. He had golden brown hair and blue eyes. He was tall and
very good with a sword, as good as Endymion. He was a kind hearted person.
His name was Dracon. He truly loved the princess Serenity, Endymion did
not. She did like him, but she thought she loved Endymion. Dracon and
herself grew up together since her father died, along with the Earth
Prince, Dracon was always there for her, like a brother so she thought.
As we all know the Princess was smitten with the Earth Prince. To
blind to see the Earth Prince really hated her and wanted her dead.
Of course Queen Serenity had chosen the Earth Prince, she to thought
he loved her. Aethus and Endymion had come up with a ingenious plan.
Endymion would pretend he actually loved the moon twit and marry her, than
have her and her mother killed, making it look like assassins did it.
Then he would be the ruler of the moon and take over the alliance.
Little did anyone know the Earth was in league with the negaverse. Dracon
was heart broken when the Earth Prince was chosen, but he did not hold a
grudge.
"I understand your majesty," said Dracon to the queen, and to the
princess he said , "I hope we can remain friends."
"Of course, I wouldn't have it any other way," said the princess.
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As you all know the moon kingdom was attacked by the negaverse.
Something went wrong and the Earth Prince, too, was killed, and reborn
in the future.